not so futuristic but action was decent

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2005)

The movie was alright. The action was about what you would expect from a Bay flick. The acting was pretty good though. Almost seemed like there wasn't enough in the budget to give the movie an authentic futuristic look and feel. For instance: The LA scenes had a few concept vehicles, and then a bunch of current and old cars mixed in. it didn't really look like it was that far in the future. Definitely not comparable to the Minority Report as far as SciFi goes, but no one said it had to be either. Ironically, they did use the Lexus from the Minority Report but it was painted blue this time.
Also disappointing: Bay used almost the same car chase scene from Bad Boys II, although it was much more realistic this time. It had less repetitive shots and CGI, and more realistic collisions.
Pacing was pretty good, and the suspense was kept up pretty well.
Johanssen did a great job, and she looked awesome as usual
McGregor also turns in a believable performance, while playing a character and a clone of a character. (These scenes are virtually seamless btw).